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The Mayor’s Office of the National District (ADN) broke ground last week for the fourth phase of the Santo Domingo Malecon Promenade, which will comprise 3.5 kilometers and an investment of RD$208 million by the Dominican government. National District Mayor Carolina Mejía explained that the sidewalks will be widened and new green areas added from …

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The Dominican Port Authority broke ground for the construction of the Boca de Yuma fishermen’s pier. Boca de Yuma is a fishermen town, especially popular with locals for its seafood and dancing parlors. Jean Luis Rodríguez, director of the Port Authority, says that the initiative is carried out to renew and promote the fishing activity, …

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The Chamber of Deputies is dilly dallying with the request for interpretation of the director-general of the Police, Major General Eduardo Alberto Then regarding recent police brutality crimes. The legislators sent to the Technical Office of Legislative Review (Ofitrel) the request. The Ofitrel is a body of experts that has seven days to review the …

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Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera fired the Constanza environment director Ricardo Quezada after the later told Diario Libre that the Ministry was evaluating revoking the 2017 resolution that impedes constructions at heights of. More than 1,200 meters above sea level to protect mountain areas and water sources. Jorge Mera issued a statement clarifying that the …

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The director of the National Lottery, Teófilo (Quico) Tabar is having a tough time organizing the gambling and sports betting businesses after decades of government complacency. Government reticence to regulate the gaming sector has resulted in betting shops opening all over the cities and towns. Tabar is a veteran government officer who President Luis Abinader …

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Investigative journalist Alicia Ortega has presented two reports on environmental and procurement violations by the Presidential Strategic and Special Projects Office (Propeep) regarding garbage solutions. Following a first report, the Procurement Agency ordered and investigation and found serious violations in the solutions for the Nagua municipality. The reports indicate that the Propeep contractors were building …

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The Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office called for the suspending of prosecutor Engels Luis Polanco Henríquez and the court attorney Antonio de Jesús Báez Tapia for incurring in “serious” and “very serious” faults. The Attorney General investigations follow general public indignation after the decisions of the prosecutors benefiting the accused were made known. …

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The Ministry of Public Health says that the slight increase in cases does not qualify as a fourth wave. The 113 new cases in Bulletin #795 is up from 101 on the day before and compares to the 7-day nationwide average for confirmed lab-reported cases that is 114. Vice President Raquel Peña, who coordinates the …

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President Luis Abinader traveled to Switzerland where he will be getting positive feedback and a pat on the back for government successes in dealing with Covid-19 and economic recovery. On the homefront, he left his ministers participating in a new government program that sends ministers and government agency directors on the road to tell the …

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The Dominican Tax Agency (DGII) has garnered over 32 billion pesos in the first quarter of 2022, just from the nation’s manufacturing sector. This represents a nearly 12% improvement from the year before. In a recent report released by the Ministry of Industry & Commerce, it seems that beverage manufacturing was the leader in the …

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